Application value of diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) in evaluating microstructural changes in the spinal cord of patients with early cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a common degenerative disease that causes several types of motor and sensory dysfunction or even paraplegia. It may be due to the spinal cord injuries by the compression or stimulation of spinal cord by intervertebral disc protrusion or ligamentum flavum [1 –3]. Routine clinical magnetic resonance (MR) imaging such as T2-weighted imaging is widely performed to assess the morphological changes in cervical spondylosis, but there is only a weak correlation between the MR findings and clinical symptoms [2].
Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Source Type: research